Martin Nowak
Martin Andreas Nowak (born April 7, 1965) is an Austrian-born professor of mathematics and biology at Harvard University. He is one of the leading researchers in evolutionary dynamics. Nowak has made contributions to the fields of evolutionary theory, cooperation, viral dynamics, and cancer dynamics.
Martin Nowak | |
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Nowak at Harvard in 2014 | |
| Born | Martin Andreas Nowak April 7, 1965 Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | Evolution of cooperation, Evolutionary dynamics, Somatic evolution in cancer, Viral dynamics, Language evolution |
| Awards | Weldon Memorial Prize Albert Wander Prize Akira Okubo Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical biology |
| Institutions | Harvard University Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry University of Oxford Princeton University Institute for Advanced Study |
| Thesis | Stochastic strategies in the prisoner's dilemma (1989) |
| Doctoral advisor | Karl Sigmund |
| Doctoral students | David G. Rand Erez Lieberman Aiden Marc Lipsitch Sebastian Bonhoeffer |
| Website | www |
Nowak held professorships at Oxford University and at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, before being recruited by Harvard in 2003. He was the director of Harvard's program for evolutionary dynamics from 2003 until 2020.
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